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The PEIA Finance Board approved a Fiscal Year 2018 plan Thursday, Dec. 1, that tweaked the proposal sent out to public hearings in November, but still puts far too much burden for rising health-care costs on active employees, retirees and their families.

The total plan savings – by way of benefit cuts – will be about $55 million.

Nicholas County lost more than one-fourth of students since '90
By Ryan Quinn, The Charleston Gazette-Mail

SUMMERSVILLE — Nicholas County Schools’ superintendent didn’t recommend Wednesday evening whether the local school board should consolidate two Richwood schools with Summersville Middle, as some in Richwood fear.
“We’re not there yet,” Superintendent Donna Burge-Tetrick said.

That’s according to the West Virginia Department of Education’s response to the state Budget Office regarding how it would disburse Tomblin’s $11.1 million ordered cut among the 55 county public school systems.

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday appointed west Michigan GOP mega donor and philanthropist Betsy DeVos to be his education secretary, putting an ardent supporter of school choice in charge of the nation’s education policy.

Lansing — President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he intends to appoint West Michigan GOP mega...